Tremors and Movement Disorders (Nervous System) - Pathology
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Tetanus in horses
Tetany
- Tetany is variable intermittent muscle contraction.
Causes
- Stricnine poisoning.
- Hypocalcemia
- For example, due to:
- Parturition
- Hypothyroidism
- For example, due to:
- Glycine disorders, in:
- Humans
- Knowns as startle disease or hyperexplexia.
- Causes sudden contraction of primarily antigravity muscles
- Arabian horses
- Humans